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Muhammadiyah youth calls for no protest against Canisius
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Canisius College students sing during the Canisius Symphony for Indonesia event at the Jakarta Fairground in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta on Saturday. The event was part of the school’s 90th anniversary celebrations, which are theme around “Bracing the New Century: The Past Reinvented, The Future Regenerated.” (JP/Dhoni Setiawan)
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uhammadiyah youth wing has called on people not to stage a demonstration against Canisius College following an incident in which noted composer Ananda Sukarlan walked out during Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan’s speech at the school’s anniversary last Saturday.
Since then, messages urging people to stage a protest against the college have circulated on social media.
On Wednesday, a delegation of priests and school alumni visited the Muhammadiyah building, which is located next to the school, to convey their worries about the planned demonstration.
The school's rector Joannes Heru Hendarto SJ, said the school deplored Ananda’s act.
What had been done by Ananda did not represent the school’s stance, Heru said.
The head of Muhammadiyah youth wing, Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak, said the organization would protect the school in the event of a demonstration.
“We humbly say that anyone who tries to stage the protest against Canisius is trying to protest in our home, the Muhammadiyah office, which is located next to Canisius College,” Danhil said in a statement.
He added that the organization demanded the protest be called off as it might incite intolerance.
Anyone who wanted to protest against Ananda’s decision to walk out, should convey their complaints to Ananda as it was his personal decision, not the school’s, Danhil added.
